Ordnance.



C. G. YORAN.

l ORDNANCE.

APPLICATION EIL-ED HB4, 1914.

Patented'on. 6, 1914.

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CLAREN'CE GARFIELD YORN', OF MANCHESTER, IWA;

ORDNANCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 2, 1914.

Patented Oct. 6, 191 d. Serial No. 816,016.

To al whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CLARENCE GARFInLD YORAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, reslding at Manchesteryin the county of Dela- 'ware and State ofIowa, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Ordnance; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable othersskiled in the 'art to which itappert-ains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements 1n ordnance and more particularlyto mountings therefor.

The primary object ot the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter employing a plurality of fire arms carried oy a selfpropelledvehicle and having means whereby they may be simultaneously fired andsimultaneously adjusted to a lower or higher range.

A secondary object is to construct the mountings of the firearms in sucha manner as to render them readily removable for any necessary purpose.

W'ith the above objects in view, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures` of construction and combination herein described and claimedand shown in the drawings wherein Figure l is a side elevation of theinvention, parts being broken away and in section; Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the forward portion of the parts shown in Fig. l; Fig. 3 is a.transverse section on line 3-8 of Fig. 1: Fig. 4 is a similar view onthe line 1 -zt ot' l*`ig..2; and rig. 5 is a detail vertical sec tion onthe line 5 5 ot' Fig. 2.

lfn'the accompanying drawings, I have shown an automobile A which ispreferably of all metal construction for obvious reasons and is providedwith a surrounding wall W which is provided with a door I) at each sideof the machine. W'ithn the wall W is a suitable seat- S, steering wheelto and the various levers and pedals necessary Jfor controlling theoperating'machinery of the car. The front port-ion 1 of the wall d isproyided with a plurality of spaced upright slots 2 which are disposedin horizontal alinement with similar slots 3 formed in an inclinedshield f1 which is secured at its upper end to the port-ion 1 of theWall IV and at its lower end to the hood H ot' the car. Projectingloosely through the slots '2 and 3, are a plurality of barrels 5 of gunsG, the latter being supported as hereinafter described. i

Rigidly supported by the side walls of the car is a transverselydisposed horizontal shaft 7 which carries a plurality of spacedsupportingr plates 8 which are pivotally. mounted thereon in anysuitable manner as by forming eyes 9 on their lower ends and looselymounting said eyes on the shaft 7. Screws l0 having operating wheels 1.1are passed loosely through the plates 8 and are threaded into the stocksof the guns G, thereby pivot-ally mounting said guns on the shaft 7.

The portions of the guns (3 directly in rear of the upright portion 1 ofthe wall IV are supported by means of screws l2 which are revolublvmounted in bearings 13 carried by the Hoor otl the car, their threadedportions being engaged with threaded sockets formed within thesupporting blocks lll, to the opposite sides of which are pivoted ears15 which are hingedly connected as at 16 to curved clamping arms 17which are adapted to embrace the sides ot' the guns 6 and be secured inposition thereon by means of bolts 18 which are pivotally connected at19 to one of said arms 17 While their free ends are threaded and passedremovably through notches 2O formed in the upper ends of the other arms17 hand wheels 21 being threaded 'on the outer ends ot' said bolts andbeing adapted to draw the upper ends of the arms 17 toward each otherwhen turned in the proper direction.

Supported beneath the guns 6, is a transverse, horizontally disposedshaft 22 which is revolubly mounted in bearings formed on the lower endsot' links Q3 which depend from the shatt 7 and are pivotally mountedthereon. The shaft 9.2 is further supported by clamps 24 which aresubstantially the same construction as the clamps previously describedand an extended description thereot' is not thoughtto be necessary. Theshaft Q2 is provided with a plurality of radially projecting fingers 25which are adapted to be brought in contact with the triggers 2li of theguns G- when said shaft is rotated in any suitable manner as by a handwheel 27, the fingers 25 being disposed in aliluanont so as tosimultaneously trip the triggers of all oi the Iguns.

From the above described mounting of vthe guns 6 upon the shaft '7, itwill be clearly seen that they are allowed a limited. vertical movementwithin. the slots 2 and 3, the

' screws 12 being employed for the purpose of effecting said movementand said screws being simultaneously rotated by means ofv mentionedpurpose.

In order to more effectuall y shield the operator whose station iswithin the car A, I provide each one of the guns 6 with a .circularshield 32 which is removably secured to its barrel forward of the slots3 in thel inclined shield il, and with an arcuate shield 33 which ispivotally connected to the lon'- gitudinal sides of the wall W and issupported in any desired position by means of links 34 which are pivotedto said shield and pass between screws 35 -and said longitudinal walls,the screws being revolubly mounted in suitable lu'ackets and providedwith operating handles.

From the above described construction and arrangement of parts, it willbe seen that by rotating the wheel 27, the fingers 25 will contact withthe triggers 26 of the guns and. will sinmltaneously tire them and thatwhen it is desired to raise or lower the barrels. of said guns, the handwheel 31 may be rota-ted in the proper direction to effect thismovement. During any raising or lowering of the guns, it will be readilyseen that the shaft 22 and ingersQ will assume their same relation relative-to'the triggers 26, this being due to the suspension of said shaft22 from the stocks of said guns.

By proper manipulation of my improved ordnance, a clean sweep mighteasily be made of the enemies lines, since the entire vehicle carryingthe guns may be turned from side to side to vary the range of said guns.

By the speeiic mounting of the guns 6, any one of them may be readilyremoved for any necessary purpose, such as cleaning or the substitutionof a new iire arm.

By mounting the shield in the above described manner, it may be loweredwhen the entire machine is being propelled, thus horizontal allowing aclearer'view for the operator thereof. I

Although I have described my invention with considerable minuleness, ido not wish to be limited to details other than those amplified in theappended. claims. Neither do I wish to be limited to the application ofthe inventitm to a vehicle, since itis apparent that it would operate toequal advantage on any appropriate form of support.

Having thus described my invent10n,what

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Iatent is:

1. An ordnance comprising an apertured shield, a transverse shaft inrear of said shield, a plurality of guns pivotally supported on saidshaft toswing in a vertical plane and having their barrels projectingthrough the apertures in saidshield, supporting brackets depending fromsaid guns and carrying bearings, a trigger operating shaft revolublymounted in said Abearings and carrying trigger tripping elements, meanswhereby said guns may be simultaneously rocked 'around their pivots andmeans whereby said trigger operating shaft may be rotated.

2. An ordnance comprising an apertured shield, a transverse shaft inrear of sai shield, a plurality'of -guns pivotally supported on saidshaft to swing in a vertical plane and having their barrels' projectingthrough the apertures in said shield,supporting brackets depending fromsaid guns and said'shaft and carrying bearings, a trigger operatingshaft revolubly mounted in said bearings and carrying trigger trippingelements, means whereby said guns may be simultaneously rocked aroundtheir pivots and means whereby said trigger operating shaft may berotated.

3. An ordnance comprising an apertured shield, a horizontal shaft inrear of said shield, a plurality of spaced supporting plates pivoted tosaid shaft, a plurality of verticall adjustable supports forward of saidshaft and in rear of said shield, a clamp on each of said supports, aplurality of links depending from said shaft and carrying bearings,clamps rising from said bearings,

a plurality of guns removably held Within the clamps on said supportsand said bear- CLARENCE GARFIELD YORAN.

Vitnesses t GRACE M. TYR'RELL, EVA F. VAN ANDA.

